"Companies today need to work with their customers and partners in multiple time zones, languages and cross-functional teams," said Melissa Webster, analyst, IDC. "Seamless, fluid content creation and collaboration is critical to how organizations use, repurpose and share information—it is no longer a 'nice to have'—it is an imperative to success in today's business world."

Acrobat X delivers new guided Actions to simplify multi-step document preparation and publishing processes; completely new customization capabilities in PDF Portfolios unify multiple file types into a compelling presentation. New document services available at Acrobat.com give individuals the ability to collaborate more efficiently. Integration with Microsoft SharePoint enables consistency of PDF documents across the enterprise; re-use of content is now easier with higher quality export to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

New Acrobat X Highlighted Features

* Automate routine, multi-step tasks with new guided Actions and easily share them with coworkers and collaborators, reducing the burden of training.

* Change how users view, think and interact with content and its context with PDF Portfolios using new layouts, visual themes and color palettes.

* Maximize the power of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat to easily create dynamic communications with the new Acrobat X Suite. Quickly capture, edit and combine digital content right from the desktop.

* Streamline the process for large organizations to deploy, configure and manage updates and conform to ISO standards, in both Adobe Reader X and Acrobat X, including support for Microsoft SCCM and SCUP.

* Display the most commonly used tools all in one pane with the updated user interface.

New in Adobe Reader X

* Commenting is now available in Adobe Reader X, with Sticky Notes and Highlighter tools available to all users.

* Adobe SendNow, a valuable new document exchange service at Acrobat.com, enables users to send and receive large files and track them with proof of receipt, avoiding e-mail gateway issues, complicated FTP servers, or the costs of expensive overnight mail.

* Adobe CreatePDF for easily converting files to professional PDF documents from within Adobe Reader X or any Web browser.

Quotes

Kevin M. Lynch, vice president and general manager of Acrobat, Digital Enterprise Solutions Group, Adobe, said, "Today, more than ever, people need to communicate and collaborate reliably and professionally with people outside their organization. Acrobat X is a response to this dynamic—to drive more fluid collaboration and to create richer experiences in today's fast-paced, complex business environments."

Larry Hawes, lead analyst, Collaboration and Enterprise Social Software, at Gilbane Group, said, "Collaborative documents is a visionary collaborative content model that is just now beginning to be realized. Perhaps the clearest, productized articulation of this vision that I have seen is the PDF Portfolios component of Adobe Acrobat, enabling content creators to bring together multiple related files into a single space without altering them, and then share that bundle with others. Think of a PDF Portfolio as a ZIP file in which the relationship between the individual files in the container is defined and sequenced, as are the slides in a presentation."

Bill Rue, chief information officer, HASSELL, international network of architectural design studios, said, "Using advanced Microsoft SharePoint functionality in Acrobat X, we can seamlessly integrate documents into our workflows, simplifying projects and helping to ensure we have the right people working on the right project, at the right moment."